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William Pitt (1708–1778), the first earl of Chatham and owner of this porcelain basket, was America’s greatest ally in Parliament. ...
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Until its gift to the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, this imposing piece had never been published by furniture scholars. ...
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Corné was one in the uncountable cavalcade of artists who came to America to escape political upheaval or oppression and to further his fortune. ...
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Baltimore's furniture produced before the Revolution is much more rare and its characteristics are less well known than that produced in other major Eastern seaboard centers. ...
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The subject of Benjamin West’s famous painting is the oft-told story of William Penn meeting with the Delaware (Lenape) Indians in 1682 and compensating them with a barter of manufactured goods for the land “granted” him by the King of England ...
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Household textiles and clothing were so valuable during the colonial period that Philadelphians generally stored them in the most elaborate and expensive piece of furniture they owned. ...
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This tall, elegant, and richly ornamented water pitcher reflects Baltimore's repoussé style of the early 1830s, which emerged under the guiding spirits of Samuel Kirk and his competitor, Andrew Ellicott Warner (1786–1870). ...
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Skippets are boxes, usually of silver or gold, used to protect the official wax seals on important official documents. ...
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Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America, and its success can be credited largely to Captain John Smith. ...
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Psychologically, financially, and militarily, the French Alliance was of critical importance to the success of the American Revolution. ...
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The substantial, turned ivory handle of this piece ends in a silver ferrule and disk, cut with a representation of the arms of the United States including the motto “E PLURIBUS UNUM" in deep intaglio carving, all in mirror image. ...
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In 1584, Elizabeth I allowed Sir Walter Raleigh to send Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlow to North America to establish a colony. ...
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During the early years of the new republic, the Great Seal of the United States, or one of its variations, was used frequently to decorate Chinese export porcelains for the American market. ...
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Herman Moll was a German who established a map-publishing house in London around the year 1700. ...
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The dinner service is decorated in a pattern called “Fitzhugh,” which refers to a group of Chinese export porcelain made between about 1780 and 1840 and having certain identifying characteristics. ...
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